Trade
91trade in — transitive verb Date: 1923 1. to turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase or bill < trade the old car in on a new one > 2. exchange 2 …
92trade up — intransitive verb Date: 1926 1. to trade something in (as an automobile) for something more expensive or valuable of its kind 2. to stock or purchase higher priced items …
93trade-in — noun a) property used as part payment for a new purchase b) a transaction including such payment See Also: trade in …
94Trade — See Foreign trade …
95trade up — In recent years, this phrase has been widely overused to mean to substitute for something that one has something else that is more elaborate and expensive. People in trade (business, commerce, industry) may need this phrase. Everyone else can do… …
96trade in — phr verb Trade in is used with these nouns as the object: ↑car, ↑share …
97trade on — phr verb Trade on is used with these nouns as the object: ↑stock exchange …
98trade — n a sexual partner or partners, particularly a paying customer of a prostitute. A generic term for custom or customers in the jargon of male and female streetwalk ers, the word has sometimes been extended in the gay lexicon since the late 1960s… …
99trade up — PHRASAL VERB If someone trades up, they sell something such as their car or their house and buy a more expensive one. [V P to n] Mini car owners are trading up to real cars... [V P] Homeowners will feel more comfortable and they may feel ready to …
100trade on — take advantage of. → trade …